RESOURCES
Watch a short Valentine's Day Dharma Talk with Trudy Goodman and Dr. Cheryl Fraser at Insight LA.
DHARMA TALKS WITH CHERYL
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Listen to past Dharma Talks recorded below:
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Mindful Magazine
Cheryl has written relationships columns for 'mindful magazine', published by Shambala Sun.
To read Cheryl's free blog articles, visit www.mindful.org and enter "Cheryl Fraser" in the search box.
To read Cheryl's free blog articles, visit www.mindful.org and enter "Cheryl Fraser" in the search box.
DHARMA TALKS ONLINE
You can listen to free Dharma Talks online at: dharmaseed.org
BOOKS
Cheryl's first published book titled "Buddha's Bedroom: The Mindful Loving Path to Sexual Passion & Lifelong Intimacy". Available now from Chapters and Amazon.ca.
Books by Cheryl's teachers, Lama Mark Webber and Namgyal Rinpoche are available at: www.bodhipublishing.org
BUDDHA BYTES
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DAILY-ISH MEDITATION PRACTICE
For twenty minutes each morning (or at any time)
1 - State an Aspiration – “May I cultivate more calm.” or, “For the sake of all beings - wisdom and compassion.” or a phrase that resonates for you.
2 - Bring your attention to your feet. Ground yourself in the body. Slowly scan your body from feet to head, connecting with it and gently observing it.
3 - Bring your attention to your breath. Using the breath as the meditation object, practice mindfulness for approximately 5-10 minutes. If the mind wanders, re-focus on the breath.
4 - Gently bring your attention to the day ahead. Scan through the day to come; your plans, obligations, intentions. Select one or two positive, wholesome intentions - to be polite in the meeting with the difficult boss, or to commit to making it to that yoga class tonight, or to smile more today. Whatever arises and feels like a wholesome intention for the day to come.
5 - Place your palm on your heart and take three breaths into and out from your heart centre. Bring to mind three things you are grateful for in your life right now, or in general - gratitude for Spring days, for your body, for a special friend, for the Dharma. Whatever arises naturally. If little arises naturally, think of things to be grateful for.
6 - Allow all that to fade away and take one more mindful breath.
7 - Dedicate the Merit – “By this practice may I be happy and may all beings be happy.”, or “May this meditation assist me to be more skillful today.”, or come up with a phrase that resonates with you or use a traditional dedication of merit.
8 - Create a great day, regardless of circumstances.
1 - State an Aspiration – “May I cultivate more calm.” or, “For the sake of all beings - wisdom and compassion.” or a phrase that resonates for you.
2 - Bring your attention to your feet. Ground yourself in the body. Slowly scan your body from feet to head, connecting with it and gently observing it.
3 - Bring your attention to your breath. Using the breath as the meditation object, practice mindfulness for approximately 5-10 minutes. If the mind wanders, re-focus on the breath.
4 - Gently bring your attention to the day ahead. Scan through the day to come; your plans, obligations, intentions. Select one or two positive, wholesome intentions - to be polite in the meeting with the difficult boss, or to commit to making it to that yoga class tonight, or to smile more today. Whatever arises and feels like a wholesome intention for the day to come.
5 - Place your palm on your heart and take three breaths into and out from your heart centre. Bring to mind three things you are grateful for in your life right now, or in general - gratitude for Spring days, for your body, for a special friend, for the Dharma. Whatever arises naturally. If little arises naturally, think of things to be grateful for.
6 - Allow all that to fade away and take one more mindful breath.
7 - Dedicate the Merit – “By this practice may I be happy and may all beings be happy.”, or “May this meditation assist me to be more skillful today.”, or come up with a phrase that resonates with you or use a traditional dedication of merit.
8 - Create a great day, regardless of circumstances.
For a list of other meditation groups in Nanaimo, go to this page: http://nanaimomeditationgroups.weebly.com/